Sydney was pretending to be asleep to avoid chatting with Hunter.Seeing that they were almost at Port City Middle School, she pulled out her phone to ask where Jayden was only to see a push notification from a business news app.It turned out that two executives at Flint Corporation’s South Lake branch and Loughtown branch ran away with money amounting to more than 75 million dollars, causing Brandon Madden to faint from anger.The picture below was of a fainted Brandon being sent to the hospital.Brandon’s money was taken away?Great!Sydney simply wanted to applaud at the news. She even wanted to thank the two executives who took Brandon’s money and ran away.Since she knew that the Raines family’s bankruptcy was related to Brandon, she had been trying to collect evidence and clear her father’s name. However, she could not find any clues.She was naturally overjoyed to see Brandon being carried into the hospital!When the car arrived at the entrance of the school, Hunter pa
“He plays basketball as a hobby. Even if he doesn’t play anymore, he can still go home and squander money. You play basketball for a living and to earn money. Besides, it’s just a tryout. No one knows if you’ll make the team.” Sydney looked at the boy with eyes full of pity. “You poor, poor thing.”“Y-You!” The boy’s mother went ashen with anger.Jayden watched Sydney snub them with a calm face. He felt incredibly satisfied when he saw them choke with anger and turned pale.Seeing her coming toward him, he shivered and almost rushed forward, pulling her coat sleeves and begging in a small voice, “I really want to play basketball. Don’t let Hunter take me away. Let me take part in the tryout.”“When did I say I’ll let Hunter take you away?” Sydney tilted her head at him. “Or do you want to leave with him?”Jayden was stunned. “T-Then why is he…?”“He drove me here.”“Oh.” Jayden patted his chest. “I thought he was here to drag me back. That scared me to death.”Sydney ignored hi
Then, he clicked on the first video.Julien watched as Sydney calmly snubbed the parents. When they questioned Jayden’s competence, she let the children compete to see who won best out of three games.It turned out that Jayden went to Sydney that day because he wanted to take part in the tryout. He did not dare to go to Julien for help, so he went to Sydney instead.Julien’s brows wrinkled slightly. He was a little unhappy about Sydney secretly running to Jayden’s school to help him, but he patiently watched the video.“Play well. If you lose, you’ll be embarrassing your brother.”In the video, Sydney handed a towel to the teenager and said a few words to him. When Jayden looked up, his eyes stayed on her face for more than ten seconds. Hunter shot the video from the side, so Julien could not see what expression the woman had on her face.After that, he clicked on the next video.Sydney sat in the middle of three tables and was playing cards with the parents. Hunter, who was rec
“…” The parents were outraged to the point of speechlessness.“I won! I won!” Jayden ran toward Sydney, still panting, but there was unconcealed excitement and joy in his tone. “I slammed that ball in! Did you see it? Did you take a picture?”“I didn’t see it.” Sydney pointed behind her. “I was playing cards while you were playing basketball.”The smile on Jayden’s face froze.Damn it!He thought that Sydney was watching him outside the court, so he was fully immersed in the game because he was afraid that she would see him make mistakes. However, she had been playing cards with others?”“Y-You…” Jayden was furious. “How could you not watch me?”“If you lose, it’ll be your brother and you who get humiliated, not me. Why should I watch? Alright, get out of my way. I’ll help you sign the contract.” Sydney pushed Jayden away and walked toward the coach.She was courteous when talking to the coach, “Sorry for taking up your time.”Jayden. “…”Hunter took a photo of Jayden’s shock
Jayden spent a huge sum of money to treat Sydney and Hunter to dinner. Even when he returned home, he walked with a swagger.He had already signed the tryout contract, and Hunter and Sydney would keep it a secret for him. After the tryout, he would officially join the national basketball team. He would not be afraid of Julien confronting him about it after the fact.Jayden hummed a song and went to the porch to change his shoes.In the living room, he was caught off guard to see Julien on the sofa, smoking in lounge clothes. His posture was languid.“B-Big bro.” Jayden was startled and stammered, “Why are you back so early? Isn’t Lyra still in the hospital? Why didn’t you go see her?”Julien glanced at him. “Have you eaten?”“Yes.”“Come here.” Julien tapped the cigarette on the edge of the ashtray. “Let’s talk.”Jayden’s scalp instantly went numb.Damn it. Did Lyra tell Julien about him participating in the tryout?Jayden clutched his school bag and warily walked over. His e
Lyra held the man’s arm with a smile on her face, and spoke in a light tone, “I’ve been asleep for so long and forgot how to ski. I’ll need you to teach me how to ski when we get to the ski resort later, Mr. Flint.”Julien looked at her feet and asked with a frown, “Are your feet okay?”“It’s just a small injury. I’ve been in the hospital for so long and recovered long ago.” Lyra smiled faintly and tightened her hold on his arm. “It’s rare that you have time to accompany me out. I want to spend time having fun with you.”“Okay,” the man responded softly.After Lyra was discharged from the hospital, she said that she wanted to come out and have some fun. He happened to be free so he accompanied her out, but he did not expect her to choose to come to Ibul Resort.Sydney was probably here to find Michael after getting the information from him earlier....After entering the ski resort, Sydney and Luke went to the store to rent a full set of ski equipment before going to the dressin
Julien’s eyes darkened at her words.Luke quickly slid down and came to Sydney’s side. “Babe, are you alright?”“Yeah, I’m fine.”“Thank goodness.” Luke breathed a sigh of relief. Then, his tone turned impatient and he shouted up the slope, “Hey, hurry it up, Ms. Madden!”When Lyra slid down, he said rudely, “Don’t think I didn’t see what happened. You knocked into Sydney!”“I was wearing a helmet and my vision was blurred.” Lyra bit her lip and apologized to Sydney. “I’m sorry for bumping into you, Ms. Raines.”“Sydney was right in front of you, not to your side. You’d be blind not to be able to see her!” Luke waved his hand in front of Lyra. “Ms. Madden, you aren’t blind, are you? Do you want me to find a doctor for you?”“Enough,” Julien said unhappily, “I saved Sydney, and Lyra already apologized to her.”Luke sneered. “President Flint, you know how steep this slope is. My darling is only a beginner. If no one saved her after Ms. Madden bumped into her, she’d have broken bo
Luke stood up and poured a glass of red wine for Michael. “You must be joking, President Idris. My darling’s ex-husband didn’t give her a single penny when they got divorced. He’s as stingy as a miser. How could he have helped her?”“He didn’t give her a single penny?” Michael looked at Sydney in surprise.“Yep. Not only did he not give her money, but he also didn’t give her a house or car either. Why don’t you take pity on my darling and sell SweetHeart to her?” Luke threw an arm around Sydney’s shoulder.Sydney threw his hand off. “Don’t listen to his nonsense, President Idris. It was me who didn’t want anything from him.”Michael picked up his glass and was just about to say something when a couple came along from not far away, arm-in-arm.“You’re here, President Idris. Oh, Ms. Raines and Mr. Cohen are here too. What a coincidence,” Lyra greeted them with a charming smile.Luke stretched. “Unfortunately, I don’t want to see you two at all.”Lyra’s expression stiffened for a m